Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$63.8M in Q3 FY26 · $228M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$108M
Capital spending−$44.6M
Free cash flow+$63.8M
Cash / net income0.7×
Cash conversion cycle8 days
Analysis
In Q3 FY26, IES Holdings generated $108M of operating cash flow and spent $44.6M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $63.8M. That is $11.0M less than in Q3 FY25 ($74.8M).
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $371M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($173M), capital spending ($143M), other financing ($65.9M); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($764K); the cash balance fell by $31.2M.
Operating cash flow was $108M against net income of $154M — 0.7× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: deferred revenue +$71.0M, receivables −$66.8M, gains on investments −$26.2M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 8 days (receivables 50 + inventory 13 − payables 55).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $108M, Capital spending $44.6M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $729M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($212M) and capital spending ($167M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$388M
Debt$35.0M
Net cash$353M
IES Holdings funds itself: free cash flow was $228M over the last twelve months, and $388M of cash and investments stands against $35.0M of debt.
Where the cash came from and went
From profit to cash
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
Quarter
Receivable days
Inventory days
Payable days
Cash conversion cycle
Q3 FY26
50
13
55
8
Q2 FY26
55
15
57
12
Q1 FY26
57
16
61
12
Q3 FY25
54
15
54
15
Q2 FY25
53
15
51
17
Q1 FY25
57
17
56
18
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 FY26
$108M
−$44.6M
—
−$136K
—
—
−$27.7M
$63.8M
Q2 FY26
$103M
−$31.8M
−$143M
−$1.7M
$35.0M
—
$39.3M
$71.5M
Q1 FY26
$27.7M
−$46.6M
—
−$17.7M
—
—
$38.3M
−$18.9M
Q4 FY25
$132M
−$20.0M
−$29.8M
−$51K
−$20.0M
—
−$18.7M
$112M
Q3 FY25
$92.0M
−$17.1M
—
−$5.3M
$20.0M
—
−$86.0M
$74.8M
Q2 FY25
$24.8M
−$17.0M
−$22.1M
−$20.5M
—
—
$36.6M
$7.9M
Q1 FY25
$37.3M
−$13.2M
−$542K
−$15.7M
—
—
$41.8M
$24.1M
Q4 FY24
$92.8M
−$14.3M
$696K
−$19.7M
—
$11K
−$55.9M
$78.5M
IES Holdings: income statement and cash flow
IES Holdings, Q3 FY26: revenue $1.2B (+40% year over year), operating margin 14.4%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.